Another Snake Question

[bradttu]

What kind is this? Is it poisonous?

 

[orion7]

I would not mess with him. He has the head of a viper. Probably a diamondback. But don't quote me on that.

 

[magic mark]

thats not a diamond back.....but looks poisonous :scared:

 

[michelle13]

Looks like a Plainbelly Water Snake. Your picture is darker, this one was taken with a flash.

 

[magic mark]

looks the same to me :yes:

 

[nemo lover]

they say you can tell by the shape of there head. I would not like to get bit by that one looks poisonus

 

[nemo lover]

Could be a type of viper. Look at the head between the eyes and nostrils. Does it have pits? If it has pits its a some type of viper. This pit is heat sensitive and thats what they use to track warmblooded prey.
Soma -then what kind of snake is it?

 

[nemo lover]

The head looks like the shape of a cotton mouth. If you are looking at it from above do you see the eyes? is the top of the head flat? does it have larger scales on the top of the head than towards the back of the body?

 

[nemo lover]

damn do you have to be so rude? I didn't say it was a cotton mouth I said the head looks like the SHAPE of one. I said nothing about the markings. Isnt one of the ways you can tell a non-venomous water snake form a venomus one by the pits? Also can't you tell a non poisonous watersnake from a poisonous one by where there eyes are?

 

[gringoloco]

With some water snakes its hard to tell, like for instance the northern water snake resembles a cotton a lot, the size, pattern, head shape, color. But the easiest way to tell is to look directly at the eyes if they have a slant at the top of the eye it is poisonous. If the eyes are rounded like in the pic above its not poisonous. From the first pic on the this topic its hard to see the eyes so im not sure. Or you can play with it and get it to strike and see if the fangs come out (which I don’t suggest). Most dangerous animals will avoid a confrontation with mankind unless provoked, or in fear of their lives, which then they will strike. I am a reptile person in general. I respect them a lot. They are one of the neatest creatures put on this earth.

 

[gringoloco]

It could be a northern water snake here is the link:
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...ater_snake.htm
But before you handle it, make sure to look at the eyes and see if they are slanted on top or if they are rounded. If they are rounded its a northern water snake, I use to catch these as a kid. They are harmless, but can bite pretty hard.

 

[nemo lover]

oh- I was talking about water snakes. One of the ways here in Florida we can tell a plain water snake from a moccasin is the pits.

 

[gringoloco]

you have cottonmouths, copperheads, and timber rattlers, they are all throughout the midwest. You just have to go to the right place to see one. Normally down by a water front, like in the weeds and areas where there arent alot of people.

 

[daniel411]

So..... Bradttu,
What ever happened with the snake encounter? Poisonous or not, I hope you and your family are alright.

 

[lionfish28]

dont you watch the discovery channel??If a snake has a triangle head it most likely venomous!